Where does “køpunger” come from?

køpunger (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

Ancestry of “køpunger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekaupangrmarketplace
2Old Norsekauppurchase
3Old Norsekaupato buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “køpunger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →